পিনাকী

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पिनाकी (pinākī, literally “one with a bow (i.e. Shiva)”), from पिनाक (pināka, “staff, bow”) +‎ -ई (-ī). Equivalent to পিনাক (pinak) +‎ -ঈ (-i).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /pinaki/, [ˈpinakiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /pinaki/, [ˈpinakiˑ]

Proper noun

পিনাকী • (pinaki)

1. (Hinduism) Shiva
2. a male given name, Pinaki, from Sanskrit